The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-12
Current Events Epitomized.
who is Tulip?

We don't know whatTulp is.
Monday, 14th instant, st. Valentines
day.
Election tickets and stickers printed at
this office.
The Thomas Iron Company las twelve
furnaces in blast.
The Rockport poor house has one hun
dred and eighty inmates.
"A teachers local institute will be held
at Weatheffy ON the 10Th instant
"A scarlet fever epidemic prevails in
some sections of Schuylkill county.
"A Castle of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle is to be organized at Summit Hill.
--Nusbaum, on Bank street, offers big
bargains in coisets Read advertisements.
Stack No. 2 of the Glendon Iron Com
pany, idle all wintcr, has again started up.
A branch of the brotherhood of Loco
motive Fremen will be organized at White
Haven
The employees of the Crane Iron
= Works at Catasaulua demand an increase
in wages.
For a smosth shave and fine hair ell.
go to Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite the
. ADVOCATE Office.
60 to Frs. Rederer, under the FIX
change Hotel, for smooth shave and
fashionable hair cut,
Tulip! Tulip Tulipl
"A Mrs. Tolly, formerly resident of
Hazleton, has just received $4,000 left her
1,S, har ., ,,,,otl,o, l., E,uIor1
1t is probable that the citizens of Sum-
nit Hill will apply for borough charter at
the April termAofo our county courts.
The laborGrsTin the East Penn Rolling
Mill, at Ferndale, struck for an increase in
wages. The works have been shut down.
The Philadelphia and Reading Com
,pany, in order to reduce expenses, dis
charged twelve men from their shops at
Tamaqua. -.
--Christian Schau of Erie county, who
brutally murdered his daughter in an at
tempt to kill off his family sometime since,
committed suicide Monday
"A ton of top-rock fell on Slas Bar.
tholomew and Reuben Rothcrmal in Rover
K Smiths colliery, near Allentown Satur-
day. Both were badly injured.
1t IS reported that the Lemgh Valley
Company has purchased the Pennsylvania
SIatington and New England Railroad, and
that the lines will be joined at Siatington.
Lewis Stein, with half-dozen differ
eRt aliases, arrested at Lancaster Friday, is
wanted by Lehigh county authorities for
many robbeties committed in that section
How is Tulip going to get here?
james Packard, of New York City.
who has been carrying on a very extensive
business in swinding farmers by the "wheat
and barley racket" was arrested Saturday
The "Honest Rube'' Comedy Com
prny, composed of Shenandoah talent
which left that place recently with the pur-
pose of making tour of the State, stranded
at Erie last week.
The Lehigh county Agricultural Socie-
ty has decided to increase the size Of their
grounds by an addition of four acres at
cost of 10000. The race track will be
made full half mile.
e. F. Luckenbach, G1 Broadway,
Mauch Chunk, is selling off Wall Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. 9-4w.
For the week ending Feb. 5, there
were Ill $40 tons of coal shipped over the
Lehigh Valley railroad, making total to
date Of 1,l7O,sG4 tons, and showing de-
crease of 52,4 tons compared with same
date last year.
Il have few suits of frst-class ready
made clothing, (my own make), which l
will sell at an immense sacrifice in order to
close them out. Call at once-they must
be sold. II. II. Peters, The Tailor, En-
change Block, Lehighton. l2-3w.
The attention Of the people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George f. Huntsinger, of The
popular Switchback Restaurant is author
lied by us to receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
District Attorney Lenahan, of Luzerne
county, will begin criminal proceedings
against thirty-siS Democratic and twenty
three Republican delegates for accepting
bribes to vote for certain candidates at the
political conventions held in that county
recently,
TO close out my Fall and Winter Stock,
have made great reduction in prices in
all lines of goods. If you would secure
bargains now is your opportunily--good
fits, best goods and workmanship must
make room for new Spring and Summer
Styles. II. II. Peters, The Tailor Ex-
change Block, Lehighton, Pa. 12-3w.
Young wives who have old husbands
will be glad to know that a New York
physician offers TO cure snoring for ten
dollarsi but DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup will
cure sore threats and colds for 25 cents.
For neuralgia, rheumatism, ,gout, wounds,
ETC., use Salvation Oil. Price 20 cents a
bottle.
AN exchange contains the following
very sensible advice which is worthy OF
thoughtful consideration: The secret of
success of some towns is in the fact that all
the people join as one man in every effort
and enterprise calculated to build up the
business interests of the town. 1t cannot
be expected that town will prosper as il
should when the chief occupation of each
person Is to try to tear his neighbor down.
Five dollars reward for Tulip,